abhiseka

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

abhiseka (plural abhisekas)

  1. Alternative spelling of abhisheka

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká). By surface analysis, abhi- +‎ seka.

Noun[edit]

abhiseka m

  1. anointing, consecration, inauguration

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Burmese: ဘိသိက် (bhi.sik) (learned)

Further reading[edit]

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “abhiseka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 72
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “abhisēka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press